Indoor or Outdoor Children... ... ...

I was definitely an outdoor child and hated being stuck indoors, even on rainy days. I was very active in sports so I think that was the reason why I loved the outdoors. My son is a bit of both but lately is enjoying the indoors. Once Spring comes along we will be back out at the parks playing ball and sorts. Can't wait either.

Hi Gemini, I was always an outdoor child although I did enjoy being in and reading books but my three children seem to have an equal balance between the two really. There are days where they will be quite happy to be indoors all day and others were they just want to be out and about and having adventures. Although cold today it is sunny so we are off to the beach fo a walk in a bit and have been out twice already today but once back in later I am snuggling on the sofa relaxing ready for the week ahead LOL. Huggles, Ellie :D

I was an outdoor child myself, like you, I was outside every chance I got. I still love being outdoors when the weather is good. My oldest daughter was an indoor/outdoor child. She didn't dislike the outdoors, but was just as happy to stay inside. My youngest daughter was more like me, she was always outside. And she and I carried into our adult working lives as well. I work for the forestry, and she works for Tractor Supply LOL

I was an outdoor child Gemini, my daughter and indoor one, especially as she got older. When I was young I was put out of the door after breakfast and told not to come back in until lunch. Then I went out again until about 4pm. I lived in a country village and the rule was that we weren't allowed to go beyond the parish boundaries. I found out what those were and they were a lot bigger than I thought. We also had the river Thames flowing through our village. We would "help" out at the local boat yard and get free rides in exchange. It never crossed our minds that we might fall in, which we did a great deal, and drown! My daughter preferred to be inside playing with her friends or singing and dancing. She's still a bit like that now! Happy days. Shame we can't have some of that back again.

I do believe that my children are outdoor children, they definately take after my husband and me,LOL. We love to go camping when the weather permits, and during our spring and summer seasons it is rare to see us cooped up in the house. We love Quading and biking and all that fun stuff. I try to keep my children away from the tv as much as possible, I just don't want them to become couch potatoes,LOL. I have to say that this winter has been pretty hard, it's been to cold to even go sledding outside. I am hoping that things will warm up soon, I am more than ready for spring.

My daughter is definitely an outdoor child! She can get rather cranky if we are indoors for too many days. I just took her out yesterday and she had so much fun! I got several great pictures of her too, which is a love of mine. We went to the park after my husband got home and she thoroughly enjoyed watching me feed the ducks and just strolling around the park. I think it helps both her attitude and mine to get a little outside time!!

My son is an outdoor child, always has been. He gets cabin-fever in the winter when he cant play outside. He's almost unbearable. But my daughter could stay in her room reading and playing on her own with out a care. Thats me. I love to read and I don't mind staying in. My son is like my husband, always on the go, and always outdoors.

I was an outdoor child when I was little, but the older I got the less I liked being outside. My son is not much of an outside kid. He would rather be inside on the computer. My daughter though would rather be outside all day every day. She hates it when I make her come back inside.

My 17 year old son also prefers to stay indoors and play on the computer or game system. Occasionally my 15 year old son will venture outside and have a game of footie with my younger children or have a bounce on the trampoline. But only when the weather is good. My three youngest who are 11,8 and 2 I cannot keep them in they just love being outside. I think they enjoy the freedom. My daughter(the 11 year old)loves doing cross country and it doesn't matter to her how cold it is she will still do it.

I'd have to say mine are all outdoor children, as I was. But I don't let them out too often. Especially not lately with how cold it's been and how early it gets dark out. It's basically dark as soon as they get home. The oldest goes out most often but that's because I don't have to worry at all about him when he's out there. The twins go less often because I do have to worry abit about if they're getting in trouble or playing where they should be. The younger ones go out the least because someone has to keep an eye on them and most of the time it's just too cold, or I'm too busy. In the summer we're out a lot more often though.

When my son was young he was definitely an outdoor child. It didn't matter what the weather was like. If it was snowing he'd build snow forts. He apparently got that from me because I was the same way as a child. Unfortunately his two girls, my granddaughters, never seem to leave the house. I'm going to try to change that soon. LOL Once I'm within visiting difference with my move I'll have them out learning how to garden, girlee tea parties on the grass, and afternoon picnics at the local park. Time to get the girls into the fresh air, and time they learned that the real world can be much more entertaining than the virtual world.

I was an outdoor child even though i have an introverted personality. Because, at a young age we're often less reserved and can make friends relatively easily. So i made friends with a lot of extroverted people and ended up doing activities with them. They participated in sports and such and i followed along and that made me want to do more and more, i would feel restless at home. Then gradually as i get older the people i meet change. They are the friends i still have now; from high school; and they are more of an indoors people. They are pretty much more studious, which is more of my type. I don't have children but most of my young cousins are outdoor children who like to get active.

Be glad you have the option to let your children go out and play! I, too, was an outside kid. I had a tree I sat in for hours on end and I would take my barbies camping and dig in the dirt...it was so much fun. Playing in the leaves in the fall, Building snowmen and making snow cream (if you don't know what that is, do some hillbilly research). Ahhh, it really takes me back. I had an aunt just up the hill with chickens and cows. The area I lived in was very rural and I could pretty much run wild from morning to night. My poor kids, however, don't share this luxury. In today's society if your children are outside playing it's as if you're neglecting them. I'll admit that I'm nervous about my daughter being outside unsupervised at her age (she's 6) but I did. I never worried about someone kidnapping me or doing terrible things to me and I'm pretty sure my parents and grandparents didn't either. I actually had children's services called once because my daughter was playing in a lightly wooded area in my back yard. "I wasn't watching her," they said. I also know a girl that had 3 children and 2 were sick with the flu. She lived in a trailer park and as her other 2 kids were in bed sick she walked the one that was well to the bus stop. DCS was called and she almost lost her children. The crazy thing is that the social worker said that either way she would have been in trouble...if she sent 1 to the bus stop alone and stayed inside with the sick ones or doing what she did do was considered neglect. PLEASE! You've got to be kidding. I so wish I had a place I could let my little girl run wild like I did. Those were definately some of the best days of my life...and now for her, as far away as she goes is from the bus stop after school.

Hi Gemini_Rose. My son is almost three, he's like his dad...loves to be outside. No change that he loves to be in the car. My daughter is one and she's pretty content with being indoors. I personally like indoor childern bc there are some real sickos out there. I want them to play outside, but I'm afriad of whats out there. Luckily we have a playground a few hundred yards of our house, and we can see it through our livingroom window, so maybe when they get a little older they can play there and it wouldn't worry me too much. But its a scary world. If I had a backyard, then I would love them to be outdoor kids.

when I was growing up, I liked to be out of my house but not necessarily outdoors. I would play with my friends and hangout at their house, yes we did go out too but we could just be in their room playing or whatever. My son was much more of an outdoor kid, but then he began an indoor kid and all the kids ended up at our house. Today but he and I stay alone. We keep to ourselves. My son is 32 now by the way.

I always had a probelm of my daughter always wanting to be in the house at all times. She only went outside when she wanted to sneak something mainly.

[i]Hi gemini, I haVE NO kids but will only relate to my friends' children, all of them love to be outside, playing with other kids or strolling in the park! But, I have one friend whose eldest prefer to be in her room all the time, my friend don't like it but they always end up arguing if she will force her kid to socialize![/i]

I was an outdoor child as well, but my children seem to be more indoorsy. I blame that on technology though.

My son is two and like me in many ways. I love being outside and being adverturous. My son is the same. He loves to play outside even in rain or cold. I use to love climbing trees when i was able to so i know it won't be long before he likes it as well.

I was an outdoor child,I loved being outside, year round. My son is an outdoor child too. I just started taking him outside when he was only a few months old. It was easy, bc he was born in Aug, so I started taking him for walks that summer and fall. That first winter, I kept him indoors most of the time, but since then, it's outside if we can. Now that I'm older, I admit, I hate being cold and could live without being outside when it's less than 50 degrees. But, my son doesn't care and loves to play so I bundle up and head out. I think it's good for them! There's so much to learn from being outside, in every season. So as long as I can keep him (am me) warm enough, I have a packet of tissue in my pocket, we go outside. We spent the afternoon the other day building a snowman and sliding down our driveway in the sled. It was fun.